First Steps in Winemaking.

by C.J. Berry

This book started life as a collection of reliable recipes which had appeared in the monthly UK Magazine, The Amateur Winemaker. First published in January 1960, it was an instant and phenomenal success, so much so that over 3 million copies have been sold and it has become internationally recognised as the best 'rapid course' in winemaking available to the beginner. This new most current version is now very different from the original book and has been continually updated and amended. It sets out in metric, imperial and American measures some 130 detailed recipes.

This latest publication is available for AUD $22.00

Growing Vines to make Wines

by Nick Poulter

Nick Poulter and his business partner began planting a commercial vineyard at Cranmore on the Isle of Wight and by 1984 the vineyard was producing 15,000 to 20,000 bottles a year and the associated vine nursery around 30,000 plants.

This book, a fully updated amalgamatiion of two previously published popular titles, is based on that experience and sets out all the author would have like to have known when he began himself. It is concise, yet detailed and covers all aspects from planting, through to cropping and vinification to enjoying the final product and much can be learnt, irrespective of what country you are planting your vines.

Price: AUD $21.95

Making Good Wine

A manual of winemaking practice for Australia and New Zealand, by Bryce Rankine

This book is intended for professional and amateur winemakers, students, wine lovers and buffs who want to know more. It explains the principles as well as the practices of winemaking. Topics covered include background on the wine industry; grape development and composition,'winery establishment and layout; winemaking procedures; maturation, stabilisation, clarification, packaging, faults and their preventiion; quality control, tasting and analysis, and the legal aspects of winemaking.

An exceptionally good book for the small winery establishment in Australia and New Zealand.

Price: AUD $29.00

From Vines to Wines

Create your own backyard winery! This book is American/Californian based so it suits Australian climatic conditions as well.

From breaking ground to savoring the finished product, Jeff Cox's From Vines to Wines is the most complete and up to date guide to growning flawless grapes and making extraordinary wine. Fully illustrated, 230 page book covering the following topics: Choose and prepare a vineyard site, Construct effective trellising systems. Plant, prune and harvest the perfect grapes for your climate, Press, ferment, age and bottle your own wine.

Price: AUD $29.95

The Encyclopedia of Home Winemaking

by Pierre Drapeau and Andre Vanasse

This comprehensive book (225 pages)is a veritable mine of information. Its clear, methodical explanatiions will show you how to get the best out of your must. The Encyclopedia of Home Winemaking is an essential reference guide that you will use for years.

Price: AUD $25.95

A Guide to Growing Winegrapes in Australia
by Di Davidson

Students of viticulture will find this book a most useful text with its guidelines for a practical and cost efficient approach to commercial viticulture in Australia. 'A Guide to Growing Winegrapes in Australia ' shows how to achieve the production of the best quality fruit possible, by thorough planning and management of any vineyard project.

The ideas and principles set out in this book are well supported with diagrams, colour photographs and references for further reading.

Price: Aud $33.00

Making Sparkling Wines

by J. Restall & D. Hebbs

Sparkling wines, or champagnes, have a charm and attraction all their own. they are synonymous with celebration and happiness. If you follow the method and principles in this revised, updated edition, you too can produce impressive sparkling wines which will be the envy of your winemaking friends.
The authors have spent decades exploring the techniques of sprkling wine production and in discovering the secrets of producing champagne like wine of supurb quality.

Price: AUD $19.95

The Complete Meadmaker
by Ken Schramm

"It goes by the name of 'mead' or simply 'honey wine'. Some call it 'ambrosia, others 'nectar of the gods'. By whatever name, no beverage serves as the focus for more myth and folklore than this romantic andr resplendent elixier"..Ken Schramm

This book has easy to follow procedures and simple recipes so that you can quickly and painlessly make your own mead at home. Late chapters include flavorful variations includiing meads flavoured with spice, fruits, grapes and malt.

Price: Aud $33.00

Real Cidermaking

By Michael Pooley & John Lomax

This is a practical book on the craft of cidermaking and explores both traditiional and modern approaches and has been designed to enable the enthusiast using any type of apples to make real cider with skill and confindence.

There are chapters on a range of fascinating topics related to cider including techinques for preservicng apple juice for drinking, cider based recipes, cider vinegar and the making of perry from pears . This book also includes a set of superb scaled plans for building an inexpensive robust cider press using hardwood or good quality softwood.

Price: AUD $19.95